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AJ58 FZA

2008 Ford S-max

Grey Diesel 1997cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires30 Oct 2026
Tests23 (15 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate65.2%

Mileage

161,935 mi
Last recorded161,935 miles
Recorded on25 Oct 2025
Typical for 2008 Ford S-max94,152 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationAJ58 FZA
MakeFord
ModelS-max
Year2008
ColourGrey
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,997cc

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MOT History

15 pass 8 fail
Pass 25 Oct 2025 161,935 miles

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Fail 6 Oct 2025 161,935 miles

Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Offside Front Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected in mirror unit covered in black tape (4.4.1 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Side repeater not working in mirror unit (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength arm corroded and holed in coil spring mounting platform (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn low on edges and down to 2.5mm in tread area of tyre (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive arm in coil spring mounting area corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil shock absorber leaking (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn low on edges and down to 3mm in tread area of tyre (5.2.3 (e))

exhaust heat shield by fuel tank insecurely fitted

Pass 8 Oct 2024 155,406 miles

Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil offside and nearside front shock absorbers (5.3.2 (b))

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened offside and nearside of frame in lower suspension arm mounting areas corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge offside and nearside wearing on outer edges of tread areas (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin worn low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive arms offside and nearside in coil spring mounting platform of arm corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside and nearside badly perished and cracked in tread areas of tyres (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 20 Oct 2023 148,651 miles

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin brake pads wearing low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive arms offside and nearside in coil spring mounting platforms of arms (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened subframe in offside and nearside suspension component mounting areas corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside and nearside perished and cracked in tread areas (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 12 Oct 2022 141,562 miles

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened offside and nearside in component mounting areas corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing badly perished and cracking in tread area (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn down to between 2.5-3mm in tread (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin wearing low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside and nearside perished and cracking in tread areas (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 11 Oct 2022 141,560 miles

Emissions not tested due to above defects (8.2.2.2 (e))

Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b))

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre and rear section of exhaust system (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed tread area badly perished and cracked so cords visible 225/50/17 (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened offside and nearside in component mounting areas corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing badly perished and cracking in tread area (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn down to between 2.5-3mm in tread (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin wearing low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside and nearside perished and cracking in tread areas (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 4 Oct 2021 133,319 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn down to 3mm in central tread area (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened offside and nearside of front sub frame in component mounting areas (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all four tyres perished and cracking in tread areas (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 4 Oct 2021 133,319 miles

Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn down to 3mm in central tread area (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened offside and nearside of front sub frame in component mounting areas (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all four tyres perished and cracking in tread areas (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 14 Oct 2020 127,444 miles

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect leaking slightly (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened offside and nearside rear lower arms (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 16 Oct 2019 120,389 miles

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Fail 15 Oct 2019 120,388 miles

Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Pass 19 Oct 2018 111,563 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre at 3mm and worn very low on inner and outer edges (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre at 3mm and cracked on outer sidewall (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre at 3mm and worn very low on inner and outer edges (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing outer sidewall cracked and perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 20 Oct 2017 103,146 miles

both rear tyres perished and cracked in sidewalls of tyres

Fail 6 Oct 2017 103,003 miles

Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement front mounting bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement front mounting bush (2.4.G.2)

both rear tyres perished and cracked in sidewalls of tyres

Pass 7 Oct 2016 96,214 miles

Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside and nearside rear trailing arms (2.4.G.2)

Pass 16 Oct 2015 89,383 miles

Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside and nearside rear (2.4.G.2)

Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner tread of nearside front worn down to 2mm (4.1.E.1)

Pass 25 Oct 2014 81,656 miles

Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid close to minimum level (3.6.G.1b)

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Offside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (4.1.D.1e)

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Fail 10 Oct 2014 81,559 miles

Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke (7.4.B.3a)

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid close to minimum level (3.6.G.1b)

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Items removed from driver's view prior to test

Offside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (4.1.D.1e)

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Vehicle's internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights

Pass 31 Oct 2013 73,623 miles

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Fail 31 Oct 2013 73,623 miles

Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)

Offside Front Steering locking device insecure (2.2.C.1g)

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Pass 15 Oct 2012 62,458 miles

Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Pass 15 Oct 2011 49,946 miles
Fail 15 Oct 2011 49,946 miles

Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

How Reliable is the Ford S-max?

Based on 1,368,227 MOT tests across 101,843 vehicles.

74.9%
Pass Rate
8,124
Miles/Year
20
Year Lifespan
101,843
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 26,089
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 18,704
Stop lamp not working 10,335
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases 9,141
Tyre has ply or cords exposed 9,079
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AJ58 FZA is a 2008 Ford S-max in Grey with a 1,997cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 65.2%.

Across all 2008 Ford S-max models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.0% with a typical mileage of 94,152 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Ford S-max fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 26,089 recorded failures. If you're considering buying AJ58 FZA, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Ford S-max typically stays on UK roads for around 20 years. At 18 years old, this Ford S-max is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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AJ58 FZA is a 2008 Ford S-max, first registered on 19 November 2008.

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